Name: _________________________________

Date: _____________________ Period: ______

CAUSE: The Great Awakening was a ________________ movement

during the ________ and ________ in which colonial ______________
presented powerful _____________ or messages of _______________
(the act of delivering from ________ or saving from evil).
 ______________ _______________, a preacher and _____________,
began the movement in _________________.
 The English preacher, __________ ______________ continued the
movement, traveling across the ____________ and preaching in a dramatic
and _____________ style, accepting _______________ as his audience.

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EFFECT: Sent the EFFECT: Built new
message to ordinary churches & hired
people that religions &
ministers to help in
all classes of people
their new Christian
were equal
life

EFFECT: People EFFECT: EFFECT: Gave people

became passionately Universities were hope for salvation
(possibility of death in colonial
and emotionally established - Kings times was everywhere – severity of
involved in their College (now Columbia climate, disease by insects, animal
attacks, high fevers, floods,
religion (not just passive University) & Princeton malnutrition, complicated
listeners) University childbirth)

EFFECT: First EFFECT: Spirit of EFFECT: People

“American” event independence spread, which began to study the
inspired colonists to write
which unified the Declaration of Bible at home
colonies Independence separating
them from Britain (American
Revolution)

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“Effect” category on
“Great Awakening”
Sheet.
EFFECT: Sent the
message to ordinary
people that religions &
all classes of people
were equal
EFFECT: Gave people
hope for salvation
(possibility of death in colonial
times was everywhere – severity of
climate, disease by insects, animal
attacks, high fevers, floods,
malnutrition, complicated
childbirth)

EFFECT: First EFFECT: EFFECT: Built new

“American” event Universities were churches & hired
which unified the established - Kings ministers to help in
colonies College (now Columbia their new Christian
University) & Princeton
University life

EFFECT: People EFFECT: Spirit of EFFECT: People

became passionately independence spread, which began to study the
inspired colonists to write
and emotionally Bible at home
Declaration of
involved in their
Independence separating
religion (not just passive them from Britain (American
listeners) Revolution)
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CAUSE: The Great Awakening was a RELGIOUS movement during the

1730s and 1740s in which colonial PREACHERS presented powerful
SERMONS or messages of SALVATION (the act of delivering from SIN or
saving from evil).
 JONATHAN EDWARDS, a preacher and PILGRIM, began the movement in
MASSACHUSETTS.
 The English preacher, GEORGE WHITEFIELD continued the movement,
traveling across the COLONIES and preaching in a dramatic and
EMOTIONAL style, accepting CHRISTIANS as his audience.

EFFECT: Gave people EFFECT: First

hope for salvation (possibility “American” event
of death in colonial times was
everywhere – severity of climate, EFFECT: People which unified the
disease by insects, animal attacks,
high fevers, floods, malnutrition,
began to study the colonies
complicated childbirth) Bible at home

EFFECT: People EFFECT: Sent the

became passionately message to ordinary
and emotionally people that religions &
involved in their all classes of people
religion (not just passive EFFECT: were equal
listeners)
Universities were
established - Kings
College (now Columbia EFFECT: Spirit of
EFFECT: Built new University) & Princeton independence spread, which
churches & hired university inspired colonists to write
Declaration of
ministers to help in
Independence separating
their new Christian themselves from Britain
life (American Revolution)